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after hurricane sandy. wow. >>> trouble and tragedy, as you know, can certainly bring a community together. we've seen many moving examples of that this week. michelle miller has some examples of not so random acts of kindness. >> reporter: tans knee yan born berita was back on kitchen duty. she reigned alone as top chef. you were the only one cooking? >> yes. >> reporter: how many people did you cook for? 9400. >> reporter: the covenant house resident whipped up 1200 meals a day for two days straight. but she was far from the only one who went beyond the call of duty. >> i was a little bit afraid because i thought the water was actually going to come here, into our building. >> reporter: on a chaotic night, lisa denslow was charged with keeping it together for 30 0 deans, young mothers and their infants. by late tuesday she and a few 72 hours without a break.re than don't you have families? don't you have responsibilities? >> i do but my family understands. >> reporter: already filled to capacity, and with
after hurricane sandy. wow. >>> trouble and tragedy, as you know, can certainly bring a community together. we've seen many moving examples of that this week. michelle miller has some examples of not so random acts of kindness. >> reporter: tans knee yan born berita was back on kitchen duty. she reigned alone as top chef. you were the only one cooking? >> yes. >> reporter: how many people did you cook for? 9400. >> reporter: the covenant house resident whipped...
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they didn't plan on superstorm sandy. so how did they pull off a last minute ceremony in the middle of a disaster? we'll tell you right after the break. you're watching cbs "this morning." >>> it was back to business over the weekend for one married couple in lower manhattan. they returned to their new restaurant after four days without power. willem marx has the story behind that re-opening. >> the truth is we started cooking because we didn't want to be the boring married couple that started going out with only other married couples. >> reporter: when did you start inviting strangers. >> right after our wedding. >> reporter: for new yorkers, this couple first came love, then came marriage, then came cooking for strangers. the couple held on to their latin american roots in which entertaining they say is a corner stone by opening their doors to anyone willing to try their unique brand of entertaining. >> strangers come in to your home. >> absolutely. only the beginning. it's like the first 20 minutes and then you see wit
they didn't plan on superstorm sandy. so how did they pull off a last minute ceremony in the middle of a disaster? we'll tell you right after the break. you're watching cbs "this morning." >>> it was back to business over the weekend for one married couple in lower manhattan. they returned to their new restaurant after four days without power. willem marx has the story behind that re-opening. >> the truth is we started cooking because we didn't want to be the boring...
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tomorrow, a nor'easter targets the same areas devastated by superstorm sandy. more than one million utility customers still have no power. mostly in new york and new jersey. fema says it has already spent nearly $200 million to house people who are homeless because of sandy, and temperatures fell into the 30s overnight, adding another layer of misery. david bernard, chief meteorologist of our miami affiliate cbs 4 is watching the forecast for us. david, where are the problems going to be today and tomorrow? >> well, the good news, norah, is when we look at the national weather this morning, we don't have a lot of problems. in fact, mostly, we just have a little bit of rain near chicago and a little bit of rain in north florida, but nothing that will cause any issues. let's go forward to tomorrow morning. this is the map wednesday morning. there is the coastal storm just off of cape hatteras. now there's two trends that have happened today. by wednesday evening, it appears the track of low might be a little bit further off the coast. if that's the case, the stro
tomorrow, a nor'easter targets the same areas devastated by superstorm sandy. more than one million utility customers still have no power. mostly in new york and new jersey. fema says it has already spent nearly $200 million to house people who are homeless because of sandy, and temperatures fell into the 30s overnight, adding another layer of misery. david bernard, chief meteorologist of our miami affiliate cbs 4 is watching the forecast for us. david, where are the problems going to be today...
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then came hurricane sandy that took the focus off romney in the final week of the campaign. romney had expected to win. earlier in the day he told reporters he had written only one speech, a victory speech. >> it's about 1,118 words, and i'm sure it will change before i'm finished because i haven't passed it around to my family and friends and advisers to get their reaction. >> reporter: but in the end he delivered a concession speech, lasting just five minutes. >> i so wish that i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction, but the nation chose another leader, and so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation. thank you and god bless america. >> reporter: you could see the sadness in romney as he gave that speech last night. it was a hard-fought campaign and as you said he didn't leave anything on the table. not only was it the end of the campaign after those 17 months on the campaign trail, it also is most likely the end of romney's political life, his wife ann said last night that he will not be runnin
then came hurricane sandy that took the focus off romney in the final week of the campaign. romney had expected to win. earlier in the day he told reporters he had written only one speech, a victory speech. >> it's about 1,118 words, and i'm sure it will change before i'm finished because i haven't passed it around to my family and friends and advisers to get their reaction. >> reporter: but in the end he delivered a concession speech, lasting just five minutes. >> i so wish...
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that number will be lower because of sandy. just as the criticism is beginning to rise for having that race at all. molly pritz was the top american female finisher at last year's new york marathon. this year she hopes to do better. >> it's a race just to get here. >> reporter: then sandy came along. >> just the devastation of it left me shocked. you never know how hard it will hit. >> reporter: despite flooding and power outages brought by this storm of the century, mayor michael bloomberg said the race will go on. >> there's lots of people that came here. it's a great event for new york. >> reporter: the decision sparked debate on the facebook page of the new york roadrunner's club. the organization responsible for the marathon. this is one of the biggest slaps in the face you can give to responders, victims and survivor of this disaster one member wrote. while another posted new york city needs this race for normalcy. the nypd won't reveal how many first responders will be on hand only telling cbs news there will be adequate
that number will be lower because of sandy. just as the criticism is beginning to rise for having that race at all. molly pritz was the top american female finisher at last year's new york marathon. this year she hopes to do better. >> it's a race just to get here. >> reporter: then sandy came along. >> just the devastation of it left me shocked. you never know how hard it will hit. >> reporter: despite flooding and power outages brought by this storm of the century,...
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the only access point, a darkened stairwell that sandy knocked out power to. when we reached the historic tunnel it was empty and eerie. water is gone from here but the floor of the tunnel is covered with mud and debris. the water that remains is under the water or just above it. you can see the ceiling above us was still leaking. but even when the water is gone the job is far from over. mounds of mud, sand and garbage need to be cleared, electric cal systems need to dry out. which is why he's not putting an estimate on when this famed roadway will finally reopen. what have you learned from this process? >> we have to start looking at ways to help prevent it from happening again. take action. >> when you talk about things that can prevents this in the future, you mean seawall. >> seawalls. barriers. gates at the tunnel. we have to start looking into that. >> otherwise it happens all over again. >> hopefully it won't happen for another hundred years from now but know it happens. >> that describes what it was like down there. what was it like four to be down the
the only access point, a darkened stairwell that sandy knocked out power to. when we reached the historic tunnel it was empty and eerie. water is gone from here but the floor of the tunnel is covered with mud and debris. the water that remains is under the water or just above it. you can see the ceiling above us was still leaking. but even when the water is gone the job is far from over. mounds of mud, sand and garbage need to be cleared, electric cal systems need to dry out. which is why he's...
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. >> parts of new york rationing gas in the wake of superstorm sandy. extreme weather is here to change. climate change is a reality. >> the judge sentenced jared loughner to life in sentencing in a mass shooting. >> it was intense when he walked in the room. gabby said for her the biggest emotion was sadness. >> seven navy s.e.a.l.s have been punished for disclosing classified information to the maker of a video game. >> a deer crashed into a plate glass window. >> what did you do to make the deer angry? >> maybe our hours weren't long enough. >> all that -- >> do you see anything in porn that attracts you at all? >> no, pat. >> -- and all that matters. >> the president was speaking to campaign workers and got very emotional. >> i'm very proud of all of you and -- >> cbs "this morning." >> some changes are expected in the obama administration. secretary of state hillary clinton is likely to step down. when he heard about it bill clinton said that's great give he had a heads up when she's on her way home. >>> welcome to cbs "this morning." norah o'donne
. >> parts of new york rationing gas in the wake of superstorm sandy. extreme weather is here to change. climate change is a reality. >> the judge sentenced jared loughner to life in sentencing in a mass shooting. >> it was intense when he walked in the room. gabby said for her the biggest emotion was sadness. >> seven navy s.e.a.l.s have been punished for disclosing classified information to the maker of a video game. >> a deer crashed into a plate glass window....
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>> listen sandy was off the chart. climate change made it worse. but sandy was off the charts. however, very much the new norm wral that we're seeing more extreme weather. bigger storms more often. heat waves, drought like we saw this summer, fires. and we've had three of our highest flood events in new york city out of the top ten three since 1900 three has come since the last three years. >> the real damage from hurricane sandy came from the rising sea levels. what role did they play inis? >> new york city has seen about a foot-and-a-half of sea level rise since 1850. slightly more than half of that is from global warming melting ice, expanding seas. so the surge got about a foot higher because of this because of this increase in sea level. it still would have been awful without that extra foot. but every foot made a difference. every inch makes a difference. would the transformer have blown up. would a particular spot have been plugged. some places have been spared. >> would the tunnels and subways under water. >> as it shifts to a conversation about rebuilding you heard fro
>> listen sandy was off the chart. climate change made it worse. but sandy was off the charts. however, very much the new norm wral that we're seeing more extreme weather. bigger storms more often. heat waves, drought like we saw this summer, fires. and we've had three of our highest flood events in new york city out of the top ten three since 1900 three has come since the last three years. >> the real damage from hurricane sandy came from the rising sea levels. what role did they...
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here in brooklyn sandy has never left. two weeks after sandy hit do you feel forgotten about? >> yes. >> reporter: she was born in this house. she refuses to walk away now. >> you're going stay? >> yes. i'm 62. i was born here. i'll stay. i'm already starting to repair. >> reporter: a new shift of utility workers is about to get into these neighborhoods. before the power can be turned on many homeowners have to replace their fuse box, water heaters, systems of the house so it's complicated. new york state estimated its damage at $50 billion. that would make sandy the second most expensive storm ever after katrina. >> incredible. time to show you this morning's headlines. the jerusalem post says united nations is calling for restraint after israel fired a warning shot at syrian troops. it was retaliation for a mortar round that landed near an israel military post. the mortar was not aimed at their position but they want to make sure syria's violence doesn't spill across the border. >> britain's "guardian" said venice is getting the worse flooding ever. the flood surge which is
here in brooklyn sandy has never left. two weeks after sandy hit do you feel forgotten about? >> yes. >> reporter: she was born in this house. she refuses to walk away now. >> you're going stay? >> yes. i'm 62. i was born here. i'll stay. i'm already starting to repair. >> reporter: a new shift of utility workers is about to get into these neighborhoods. before the power can be turned on many homeowners have to replace their fuse box, water heaters, systems of the...
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that hurricane sandy stalled romney's momentum. campaign officials tell me their internal polling has romney gradually picking up over eight strays and the storm flattened that out. for example, here in florida, in virginia, even in ohio what they saw as a lead or slight lead now has slipped. novemb nevada off the table. it's changed this race. charlie and norah? >> political director john dickerson and national journal white house correspondent major garrett have been with us throughout this campaign. welcome. >> good to be with you. >> an exciting race. >> indeed, it is. >> let me start with john. what's the pathway, possible pathway for governor romney? >> well, let's start context. if we look at the map and we assign those states that are red states and blue states to the two candidates, president obama starts with 237. romney starts with 191. the president's already got a head start. and that means that if you look at all the possible scenarios, president obama has about 431 ways he can get to 270. mitt romney had just 76. let
that hurricane sandy stalled romney's momentum. campaign officials tell me their internal polling has romney gradually picking up over eight strays and the storm flattened that out. for example, here in florida, in virginia, even in ohio what they saw as a lead or slight lead now has slipped. novemb nevada off the table. it's changed this race. charlie and norah? >> political director john dickerson and national journal white house correspondent major garrett have been with us throughout...
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the campaign believes and the polls reflect hurricane sandy flattened out his momentum. they're neck and neck in this battleground states. the campaign believes he's got the momentum back. his rallies have seen huge crowds. they believe the obama campaign will not get the turnout they got in 2008. that's lightning in a bottle they say and you can't get it twice. back to you. >> jan crawford thank you. florida is the biggest swing state and one of the most important. it could either way. elaine quijano is in tampa. where have the candidates been focusing in florida lately? >> here in florida the polls have been open for four hours. all morning long we've seen a steady stream of voters here at the university of south florida in tampa. now, all eyes are going to be focused on this area and the interstate 4 corridor. that's the area between here and orlando where there are a number of independent voters. that's precisely why we've seen so many visits from the candidates here in recent months. dozens between the two men, in fact. also, the campaigns have been very aggressivel
the campaign believes and the polls reflect hurricane sandy flattened out his momentum. they're neck and neck in this battleground states. the campaign believes he's got the momentum back. his rallies have seen huge crowds. they believe the obama campaign will not get the turnout they got in 2008. that's lightning in a bottle they say and you can't get it twice. back to you. >> jan crawford thank you. florida is the biggest swing state and one of the most important. it could either way....
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the aftermath of sandy remains overwhelming. the death toll soars and 5 million people remain without power. >> massive gas shortages are causing anger and panic. but subways and planes begin to move slowly. >>> presidential campaign gets busy again. we'll check with the newest polls with just five days to go. >>> we begin with a lock at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> we are here for you. we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you rebuild. >>> the northeast begins its long road to recovery. >> death toll from sandy is now up to at least 74. >> 5 million customers are still waiting for the power to come back on. >> debris from this massive storm is stacked on streets and new jersey neighborhoods. >> when i left, everything was intact. >>> there are long lines for hard hit areas. >> i've got no gas. >> bus service is limited. subway service will begin this morning. >> as much as the water has gone down, we're at two levels, we're at the the level before yo
the aftermath of sandy remains overwhelming. the death toll soars and 5 million people remain without power. >> massive gas shortages are causing anger and panic. but subways and planes begin to move slowly. >>> presidential campaign gets busy again. we'll check with the newest polls with just five days to go. >>> we begin with a lock at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> we are here for you. we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure that you...
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we are raising money for the victims of hurricane sandy. we want you to call in here, 1- 888-5-helps-u. and make a donation. the weather today around the bay area it is changing again. it is cooling down now we're talking about the possibility of a couple of raindrops. so far, it is dry, but by the afternoon we're expecting some showers to pick up. those temperatures are going to stay way down. 50s and 60s. showers over the next couple of days. drying out for the weekend. >>> >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by macy's. >>> it was one of the most powerful images from hurricane sandy, water rushing in to a new york city tunnel at the height of the storm. this morning jeff glor takes us there to see how they are getting it ready for traffic. >>> and indianapolis colts players shave their heads to support their coach as he returns after cancer treatment. >> you guys understand it. i understand it. >> we'll check on chuck pagano's condition and talk about the colts with james brown of "the nfl today on cbs" this morning. >> t
we are raising money for the victims of hurricane sandy. we want you to call in here, 1- 888-5-helps-u. and make a donation. the weather today around the bay area it is changing again. it is cooling down now we're talking about the possibility of a couple of raindrops. so far, it is dry, but by the afternoon we're expecting some showers to pick up. those temperatures are going to stay way down. 50s and 60s. showers over the next couple of days. drying out for the weekend. >>> >>...
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after this week's nor'easter frustrations growing for thousands of sandy's victims. mark strassmann is in oceanport, new jersey. mark, good morning. >> good morning, charlie. behind me you see one of fema's two tent cities in new jersey. this one is the new home for 750 emergency workers and 60 storm victims. there are also hundreds of thousands of people waking up in their own cold homes this morning, 11 days after sandy hit this shore line. in wintry somerset county northern new jersey, utility crews are still days away from restoring everyone's power. wednesday's nor'easter with his a setback across the disaster zone. adela bolet just had gotten her electricity back on monday. >> such a relief like returning to civilization. >> reporter: that relief didn't last long. >> and then all of a sudden poof. and there we are, back in the middle ages. >> reporter: governor andrew cuoma blasted lipa utility company that services long island. >> part of it is just the management and the performance, which has been unacceptable. and they've failed. they have failed the consum
after this week's nor'easter frustrations growing for thousands of sandy's victims. mark strassmann is in oceanport, new jersey. mark, good morning. >> good morning, charlie. behind me you see one of fema's two tent cities in new jersey. this one is the new home for 750 emergency workers and 60 storm victims. there are also hundreds of thousands of people waking up in their own cold homes this morning, 11 days after sandy hit this shore line. in wintry somerset county northern new jersey,...
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when hurricane sandy hit this island she plowed through sand dunes and the beach. filling almost all of the streets with mountains of sand. some of that will be used to restore beaches and dunes. yet there is now a debate as to how much of the shoreline can or should be rebuilt. it's estimated to cost $8 million per mile. meanwhile, sea levels are expected to rise and storms intensify as the climate changes and further erodes the country's coasts. >> we're seeing it here. there's no denigh it any longer. >> reporter: jefferson wagner says there's a reason even broad beach money can't buy a solution to its sand problem. >> i think it's starting to finally sink in that it's not going to be an easy task. nobody's willing to give up this asset. this is why people come to the beach. >> reporter: a beach that's narrowed by the day. for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, malibu. >> i love being on the water and i love beaches. so this is a sad story. >> it is a sad story. certainly concerned about the people still struggling from sandy. >>> speaking about people who are strug
when hurricane sandy hit this island she plowed through sand dunes and the beach. filling almost all of the streets with mountains of sand. some of that will be used to restore beaches and dunes. yet there is now a debate as to how much of the shoreline can or should be rebuilt. it's estimated to cost $8 million per mile. meanwhile, sea levels are expected to rise and storms intensify as the climate changes and further erodes the country's coasts. >> we're seeing it here. there's no...
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from here to brooklyn, sandy has never left. >> it's two weeks after sandy hit. >> right. >> reporter: do you feel forgotten about? >> oh, yes. this neighborhood was totally off the grid. >> reporter: bearings was born in this house. she refuses to walk away now. are you going to stay? >> oh, yeah. i'm 62. i was born here. i will stay. i'm already starting to repair. >> reporter: another shift of utility workers is now about to get into these neighborhoods to do their work. but before the power in the house can be turned back on, in many cases homeowners have to replace the fuse box, water heater, systems of the house, so it's complicated. new york state alone has estimated that storm damage is $50 billion. that would make sandy the second most expensive storm in u.s. history after only katrina. a staggering figure. >> mark strassmann, thank you. >>> time to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. the jerusalem post says united nations is calling for restraint after israel fired a warning shot at syrian troops. it was retaliation for a mortar round that landed
from here to brooklyn, sandy has never left. >> it's two weeks after sandy hit. >> right. >> reporter: do you feel forgotten about? >> oh, yes. this neighborhood was totally off the grid. >> reporter: bearings was born in this house. she refuses to walk away now. are you going to stay? >> oh, yeah. i'm 62. i was born here. i will stay. i'm already starting to repair. >> reporter: another shift of utility workers is now about to get into these...